Malcolm’s all about checking off items in his Life Plan. He’s made it to the first line on his hockey team, the Portland Evergreens. He’s made the Dean’s List the last four semesters. He’s right in line to graduate on time, and head to the pros. All steps on the ultimate goal of becoming the best front office guy in the NHL. Elliott is the only fly in his ointment. The younger, wilder forward parties every night, sleeping with everything with a pulse, and barely attending classes or practices. It’s annoying, but Mal’s dealing with it, until their new coach insists Mal tutor Elliott to help him pass a class. And until Elliott discovers Mal’s biggest secret: he’s been too busy checking off points on his life plan to get laid. They’re fire and ice. Bad boy and virgin. They shouldn’t work at all. But the more time they spend together, on and off the ice, the more irresistible their chemistry becomes. The more desperate Mal becomes for some of Elliott’s one-on-one tutoring—this time in bed. But Elliott wants more than just sex. He wants to melt Mal’s icy cold shoulder and convince him there’s more to life—and love—than a plan.